Gay clergy to speak in Hong Kong next week

The first openly gay bishop Gene Robinson and lesbian bishop Yvette Flunder will appear at a conference exploring Christianity and homosexuality in Asia next week.

Gene Robinson is bishop of the diocese of New Hampshire for the Episcopal Church and Yvette Flunder founded the Church of Refuge in San Francisco. They will both speak at Amplify 2012 in Hong Kong from 22 to 24 June.

The conference features sessions in English, Mandarin and Cantonese on ‘Constructing and practicing queer theology in Hong Kong’, ‘The Bible and homosexuality’ and ‘Hybridity of Identity: Chinese, Gay & Christian?’.